Zone (Masters)

Zone (Japanese: ゾーン Zone) is a type of field effect in Pokémon Masters EX that affects all Pokémon on the field. Only one type of zone may be present at a time, with any new zone put in place overwriting the previous zone. Zones can run concurrently alongside weather and terrain.

Activating a Steel Zone

At normal game speed, zones generally last for 45 seconds. This excludes time that sync pairs spend performing sync moves or max moves, but this includes time spent on everything else (e.g., moves' animation times, stats getting raised or lowered, taking damage from hail or a sandstorm, skills activating, or status conditions being applied or taking effect). At faster speeds, zones last shorter to accommodate for quicker gameplay. However, the duration of a zone can be extended if the same type of zone is summoned again or if a Pokémon on the field has a certain skill that extends the duration of the zone.

There are thirteen types of zones, one for each type whose moves are not powered up by a weather or terrain effect. In order of release, the zones are Ghost Zone, Dragon Zone, Steel Zone, Dark Zone, Flying Zone, Bug Zone, Ground Zone, Fighting Zone, Fairy Zone, Poison Zone, Rock Zone, Ice Zone, and Normal Zone. Each zone powers up attacks of the corresponding type by 50% (e.g., Ghost Zone powers up Ghost-type moves).

Creating zones

Zones may be applied through item moves, Trainer moves, buddy moves, and Skills. Some Field sync pairs can set a zone using their sync move after being raised to 6★ EX (including those with the Field EX role).

By item move

Item move	Zone	Playable pairs
Bug Wish	Bug Zone	Ingo (Special Costume) & Accelgor Viola (Holiday 2023) & Vivillon
Dark Wish	Dark Zone	Sygna Suit Cyrus & Darkrai Scottie/Bettie & UmbreonEgg
Dragon Wish	Dragon Zone	Lucas & Dialga
Fairy Wish	Fairy Zone	Sygna Suit Wally & Gardevoir Sygna Suit Hau & Tapu Koko Scottie/Bettie & SylveonEgg
Flying Wish	Flying Zone	Skyla (Anniversary 2022) & Tornadus
Ghost Wish	Ghost Zone	Sygna Suit Cynthia (Renegade) & Giratina
Ground Wish	Ground Zone	Courtney & Camerupt
Ice Wish	Ice Zone	Irida & Glaceon Scottie/Bettie & GlaceonEgg
Normal Wish	Normal Zone	Palmer & Regigigas
Poison Wish	Poison Zone	Iris (Fall 2022) & Naganadel
Rock Wish	Rock Zone	Sygna Suit Diantha & Diancie
Steel Wish	Steel Zone	Marnie (Palentine's 2022) & Mawile Selene (Special Costume) & Scizor

By Trainer move

Name	Zone	Effect		Trainer
It's Teatime!	Ghost Zone	Activates one of several additional effects at random. Raises the Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks. Applies the Gradual Healing effect to all allied sync pairs.	Possible additional effects: 19% chance each: Status Condition Shield Special Damage Reduction Physical Damage Reduction Move Gauge Acceleration Critical-Hit Defense 5% chance: Ghost Zone	Lillie (Special Costume) & Polteageist
Let's Cool Down!	Ice Zone	Turns the field of play's zone into an Ice Zone. (An Ice Zone powers up Ice-type attacks.) Raises the Defense and Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks.		Grusha & Cetitan
Mutual Understanding!	Dark Zone	Turns the field of play's zone into a Dark Zone. (A Dark Zone powers up Dark-type attacks.) Raises an ally's Speed by 4 stat ranks. Increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect and Special Moves ↑ Next effect of an ally by 2 ranks.		Akari & Samurott
The Show Begins!	Poison Zone	Turns the field of play's zone into a Poison Zone. (A Poison Zone powers up Poison-type attacks.) Raises the user's Sp. Atk and critical-hit rate by 2 stat ranks.		Sygna Suit Piers & Toxtricity
Triumphant Research!	Fighting Zone	Turns the field of play's zone into a Fighting Zone. (A Fighting Zone powers up Fighting-type attacks.) Raises the user's Speed by 3 stat ranks. Lowers the user's Sp. Def by 1 stat rank.		Hop (Champion) & Zapdos

By buddy move

Buddy move	Type	Category	Zone	Effect	Trainer
Blooming Mortal Spin	Poison	Physical	Poison Zone	Activation Condition: When there is at least one poisoned or badly poisoned Pokémon on the opponent's field of play. Deactivation Condition: When there are no longer any poisoned or badly poisoned Pokémon on the opponent's field of play. Never misses. Lowers the target's Defense by 3 stat ranks. Leaves the target poisoned. Turns the field of play's zone into a Poison Zone. (A Poison Zone powers up Poison-type attacks.) Removes a damage field from the allied field of play. Removes the trapped condition from the user.	Geeta & Glimmora
Rampant Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	Ground Zone	Activation Condition: When the user is hit by an attack move one time. Deactivation Condition: When this move is used. Never misses. Lowers the target's accuracy by two stat ranks. Leaves the target poisoned. Turns the field of play's zone into a Ground Zone. (A Ground Zone powers up Ground-type attacks.) Increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect and Special Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by two ranks.	Rika & Clodsire
Transformational Double Team	Normal	Status	Dark Zone	Activation Condition: When any allies' attack moves hit a total of 10 times while this move is deactivated. Deactivation Condition: When this move is used. Raises the evasiveness of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks. Increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by 2 ranks when the user's sync move is Dark type. Turns the field of play's zone into a Dark Zone when the user's sync move is Dark type. (A Dark Zone powers up Dark-type attacks.) Increases the Special Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by 2 ranks when the user's sync move is Water type. Makes the weather rainy when the user's sync move is Water type.	Calem (Champion) & Greninja

By Skill

Passive skill	Zone	When it is triggered	Playable users	Recurring opponents
1st S-Move: Poison Zone	Poison Zone	After using sync move (first time only)	Sygna Suit Roxie & Toxtricity	-
Amped and Vibed	Poison Zone	After using max move (first time only)	Sygna Suit Roxie & Toxtricity	-
Arctic Arrival	Ice Zone	Upon entry (first time only)	Irida & Glaceon	-
Brawling Opening Sync	Fighting Zone	After using sync move (first time only)	Hop (Champion) & Zapdos	-
Cynthia's Aura	Fighting Zone	Upon entry (first time only) and after using sync move	Sygna Suit Cynthia (Aura) & Lucario	-
Debut: Ghost Zone	Ghost Zone	Upon entry (first time only)	Victor & Spectrier	-
Down to Earth	Ground Zone	Upon entry (first time only)	-	Bertha & Rhyperior (Serious Battle with Powerful Trainers: Take on Bertha!)
Dragon Drop Zone	Dragon Zone	Upon entry (first time only)	-	-
Earthen Opening Sync	Ground Zone	After using sync move (first time only)	Courtney & Camerupt	-
Ethereal Entrance	Fairy Zone	Upon entry (first time only)	-	-
Fairy Kingdom	Fairy Zone	After using sync move	Sygna Suit Mina & Tapu Fini	-
Fairy Zone Debut & Extension 5	Fairy Zone	Upon entry (first time only)	Sygna Suit Mina & Tapu Fini	-
Landing Pad	Flying Zone	Upon entry (first time only)	-	-
Piqued Curiosity	Fairy Zone	After using status move (first time only)	Volo & Togepi	-
S-Move: Dark Zone	Dark Zone	After using sync move	Selene & Umbreon	-
Steel Surroundings	Steel Zone	Upon entry (first time only)	-	-
Top Champion's Pressure	Poison Zone	Upon entry (first time only)	Geeta & Glimmora	-

By 6★ EX sync move

The following field sync pairs, when raised to 6★ EX, will implement a zone just before their sync move is used for the first time in a battle. The duration of this zone is also extended. Sync pairs with a field EX role need to be raised to 6★ EX and receive a Field Roll Cake in order to access this effect.

Sync pair	Zone	Role	EX role	Move name
Akari & Samurott	Dark Zone	Field	Physical Strike	Master Crafter Ceaseless Edge
Geeta & Glimmora	Poison Zone	Field	Physical Strike	Top Champion's Guidance Mortal Spin
Giovanni & Rhydon	Ground Zone	Field	Physical Strike	Remembering the Past Ground Impact
Nate (Champion) & Haxorus	Dragon Zone	Physical Strike	Field	Resonating Will Dragon Claw
Rika & Clodsire	Ground Zone	Support	Field	Paldea League Interviewer Earth Power
Selene (Special Costume) & Scizor	Steel Zone	Field	Physical Strike	Crushing Red Justice Steel Impact
Thorton & Magnezone	Steel Zone	Field	Support	One Hundred Percent Steel Beam
Victor & Spectrier	Ghost Zone	Field	None	Night Dash Ghost Beam
Viola (Holiday 2023) & Vivillon	Bug Zone	Field	Tech	Mystical Icy Snow Dance Bug Beam
Volo & Togepi	Fairy Zone	Field	Tech	Ruin Enthusiast Merchant Dazzling Gleam

Removing zones

Except in certain circumstances, such as a battle where all field effects are permanent, zones will automatically disappear after a certain amount of time. The only way to remove a zone before the end of this timer is by setting up a new zone, which will override the previous one, or using the move Defog.

Name	Category	Cost in move-gauge slots	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Defog	Status	2	2	—	—	—%	An opponent	—	Clears the entire terrain and zone effects. Clears all field effects from the opponents' field of play. Lowers the target's evasiveness by one stat rank.	Lisia & Altaria Darach & Staraptor Falkner & Pidgeot

Effects on skills

There are skills that are active only under certain zones:

Skill	Zone	Effect
Aerial Acceleration 3	Flying Zone	Quickly charges the move gauge
Ally Sets WTZ: Physical Boost ↑1 9	Any	Increases the user's Physical Moves ↑ Next effect by 1 rank
Ally Sets WTZ: Special Boost ↑1 9	Any	Increases the user's Special Moves ↑ Next effect by 1 rank
Ally Sets WTZ: Team Speed ↑ 9	Any	Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 1 rank
Amped and Vibed	Poison Zone	Extends the duration of the zone
Barrel Roll 2	Flying Zone	Reduces damage taken from attack moves
Brawling Acceleration 2	Fighting Zone	Quickly charges the move gauge
Brawling Healing 1	Fighting Zone	Restores 1/10 of the user's maximum HP when their Pokémon takes an action
Bug Zone: Team Attack Move DR 2	Bug Zone	Reduces damage taken from attack moves for all allied sync pairs
Dark Zone: Attack Move DR 2	Dark Zone	Reduces damage taken from attack moves
Dark Zone: S-Moves ↑ 5	Dark Zone	Powers up sync moves
Dark Zone: Team Crit Immunity	Dark Zone	Protects all allied sync pairs against critical hits
Draconic Acceleration 2	Dragon Zone	Quickly charges the move gauge
Draconic Power 2	Dragon Zone	Powers up moves
Draconic Sync 4	Dragon Zone	Powers up sync moves
Dragon Zone: Attack Move DR 2	Dragon Zone	Reduces damage taken from attack moves
Dragon Zone: Interference Immunity	Dragon Zone	Prevents the user from flinching, becoming confused, or becoming trapped
Dragon Zone Extension 3	Dragon Zone	Extends the duration of the zone
Earthen Power 5	Ground Zone	Powers up moves
Fairy Zone Debut & Extension 5	Fairy Zone	Extends the duration of the zone
Fairy Zone Extension 3	Fairy Zone	Extends the duration of the zone
Fairy Zone: Team Attack Move DR 2	Fairy Zone	Reduces damage taken from attack moves for all allied sync pairs
Fear the Snowy Mountain	Ice Zone	Reduces physical damage taken from attack moves for all allied sync pairs and quickly charges the move gauge
Fighting Zone Triage Tank 4	Fighting Zone	Has a 50% chance of restoring the user's HP when hit by an attack move
Flying Zone Extension 3	Flying Zone	Extends the duration of the zone
Ground Zone: Attack Move DR 2	Ground Zone	Reduces damage taken from attack moves
Ground Zone Extension 5	Ground Zone	Extends the duration of the zone
Ground Zone: Team Condition Nullification	Ground Zone	Protects all allied sync pairs from status conditions, flinching, becoming confused, or becoming trapped
Haunted Acceleration 3	Ghost Zone	Quickly charges the move gauge
Haunted Healing 1	Ghost Zone	Restores 1/10 of the user's maximum HP when their Pokémon takes an action
Haunted Power 2	Ghost Zone	Powers up moves
Ice Zone Extension 3	Ice Zone	Extends the duration of the zone
Ice Zone: Team Status Immunity	Ice Zone	Protects all allied sync pairs from status conditions
Insect Acceleration 2	Bug Zone	Quickly charges the move gauge
Insect Healing 1	Bug Zone	Restores 1/10 of the user's maximum HP when their Pokémon takes an action
Insect Power 1	Bug Zone	Powers up moves
Lithic Acceleration 3	Rock Zone	Quickly charges the move gauge
Lithic Healing 1	Rock Zone	Restores 1/10 of the user's maximum HP when their Pokémon takes an action
Metallic Acceleration 2	Steel Zone	Quickly charges the move gauge
Metallic Acceleration 3	Steel Zone	Quickly charges the move gauge
Metallic Healing 1	Steel Zone	Restores 1/10 of the user's maximum HP when their Pokémon takes an action
Metallic Power 2	Steel Zone	Powers up moves
Metallic Power 5	Steel Zone	Powers up moves
Metallic Surge 5	Steel Zone	Powers up sync moves
Metallic Surge 9	Steel Zone	Powers up sync moves
Nerves of Steel 2	Steel Zone	Reduces damage taken from attack moves
Normal Zone: HP Recovery 1	Normal Zone	Restores 1/10 of the user's maximum HP when their Pokémon takes an action
Normal Zone: MG → 2	Normal Zone	Quickly charges the move gauge
Poison Zone Extension 2	Poison Zone	Extends the duration of the zone
Poison Zone Hit: Stat ↓ 9	Poison Zone	Lowers one of the target's stats by one stat rank at random when the user hits with an attack move
Poison Zone: HP Recovery 1	Poison Zone	Restores 1/10 of the user's maximum HP when their Pokémon takes an action
Poison Zone: Moves ↑ 3	Poison Zone	Powers up moves
Poison Zone: S-Moves ↑ 9	Poison Zone	Powers up sync moves
Poisonous Acceleration 2	Poison Zone	Quickly charges the move gauge
Poisonous Acceleration 3	Poison Zone	Quickly charges the move gauge
Ready for a Brawl 2	Fighting Zone	Reduces damage taken from attack moves
Rock Zone Extension 3	Rock Zone	Extends the duration of the zone
Rock Zone Status Immunity	Rock Zone	Protects the user from status conditions
Steel Zone Extension 3	Steel Zone	Extends the duration of the zone
Steel Zone: Team Condition Nullification	Steel Zone	Protects all allied sync pairs from status conditions, flinching, becoming confused, or becoming trapped
Team Takes Hit From P-/S-/Max Move: Ignore WTZ Power ↑	Any	Power-up effects of zones are ignored when any allied sync pairs are hit by a move, sync move, or max move
Team Umbral Restoration 9	Dark Zone	Restores the HP of all allied sync pairs when the user uses a move
Team Whimsical Immunity	Fairy Zone	Protects all allied sync pairs from status conditions
Team Whimsical Special DR 3	Fairy Zone	Reduces damage taken from special attack moves for all allied sync pairs
Umbral Acceleration 2	Dark Zone	Quickly charges the move gauge
Umbral Healing 1	Dark Zone	Restores 1/10 of the user's maximum HP when their Pokémon takes an action
Umbral Power 3	Dark Zone	Powers up moves
Umbral Tenacity	Dark Zone	Prevents the user from flinching, becoming confused, or becoming trapped
Use Move When Ice Zone: Team HP Recovery 9	Ice Zone	Restores HP of all allied sync pairs when the user's Pokémon takes an action
Watch for Ice	Ice Zone	Causes a hailstorm
Whimsical Acceleration 2	Fairy Zone	Quickly charges the move gauge
Whimsical Power 9	Fairy Zone	Powers up moves
Whimsical Stability	Fairy Zone	The user's stats cannot be lowered
Whimsical Sync 5	Fairy Zone	Powers up sync moves
WTZ Change: Team Moves ↑ 2	Any	Powers up moves of all allied sync pairs

Effects on moves

Buddy moves

Name	Type	Category	Zone	Effect	Trainer
Neo Psycho Cut	Psychic	Physical	Any	Activation Condition: When weather, terrain, or zone effects are activated. Deactivation Condition: When all weather, terrain, and zone effects are cleared. Never misses. Except in certain circumstances, successful hits with this attack become critical hits. The power of this move is not lowered even if there are multiple targets. Decreases the amount of move gauge slots needed to use this move by two when the terrain is Psychic Terrain.	Sygna Suit Lana & Tapu Lele
Sea Deity Protect	Normal	Status	Any; additional effects in Fairy Zone	Activation Condition: When weather, terrain, or zone effects are activated. Deactivation Condition: When all weather, terrain, and zone effects are cleared. Applies the Damage Guard Next effect to all allied sync pairs. Restores the HP of all allied sync pairs by approximately 20% of their maximum HP. HP is restored by 30% instead when the zone is a Fairy Zone. Returns lowered stats of all allied sync pairs to normal when the weather is rainy.	Sygna Suit Mina & Tapu Fini
Sorrowful Echoes Overdrive	Electric	Special	Any; additional effects in Poison Zone	Activation Condition: When weather, terrain, or zone effects are activated. Deactivation Condition: When all weather, terrain, and zone effects are cleared. The power of this move is not lowered even if there are multiple targets. Decreases the amount of move gauge slots needed to use this move by two when the zone is a Poison Zone. This attack's power increases 20% when the target is affected by a status condition.	Sygna Suit Piers & Toxtricity
Unbreakable Swords Dance	Normal	Status	Any	Activation Condition: When weather, terrain, or zone effects are activated. Deactivation Condition: When all weather, terrain, and zone effects are cleared. Raises the Attack of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks. Increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by one rank. Charges the user's move gauge by two when the weather is sunny.	Sygna Suit Acerola & Tapu Bulu
Wild Electroweb	Electric	Special	Any; additional effects in Fairy Zone	Activation Condition: When weather, terrain, or zone effects are activated. Deactivation Condition: When all weather, terrain, and zone effects are cleared. This attack's power is doubled when the zone is a Fairy Zone. Lowers the target's Speed by two stat ranks. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks.	Sygna Suit Hau & Tapu Koko

Trainer moves

Name	Zone	Effect	Trainer
It Won't End Here!	Fighting Zone	Raises the Defense and Sp. Def of all allied sync pairs by 4 stat ranks. These stats are raised by 6 stat ranks instead when the zone is a Fighting Zone.	Sygna Suit Cynthia (Aura) & Lucario

Sync moves

Name	Type	Category	Zone	Effect	Trainer
Illuminating Roar of Time	Dragon	Special	Dragon Zone	This attack's power increases when the zone is Dragon Zone.	Lucas & Dialga
Renegade Shadow Force	Ghost	Physical	Ghost Zone	This attack's power increases when the zone is Ghost Zone.	Sygna Suit Cynthia (Renegade) & Giratina
Smiling Arcade Star Water Beam	Water	Special	Any	This attack's power increases when weather conditions, a terrain, or a zone are in effect.	Dahlia & Ludicolo

Trivia

• Fighting Zone is the only zone that cannot be created by an item move.

In other languages

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